Saturday, 31 October 2015

LUSH SKINCARE ESSENTIALS




On a cold winters Day last December, I walked into Lush during my yearly last minute Christmas gift shopping spree. Little did I know, the products suggested to me would be life changing staples. Lush has a brilliant reputation in the UK and from what I've read, in the USA as well. I love lush, there is something so lovely about walking into a Lush store and being surrounded by beautiful products and smells. I was suffering from such awful acne last year and had reached the point where I couldn't find a gentle yet effective cleanser to tame my skin. The lovely sales assistant recommended that I try Ultrabland, a cleanser made from almond oil, rose water, beeswax and honey. 

This cleanser really is amazing, it is a god send. At the end of the day, I softly massage the product into my skin until my makeup has melted, I then take two large cotton pads soaked in warm water and wipe away any product from my skin. I have never experienced a cleanser so effective in removing makeup and dirt, it is such a lovely experience too! I love how spa like the product is, it is so soft and gentle with the skin, leaving a lovely feel to the skin. A lot of cleansers can leave your skin feeling stripped and dry, however, this leaves your skin dewy and moisturised. The pots contain more than enough product to last you weeks, a small amount will surprise you in terms of how much makeup it removes! I love the smell of the product, it's odd, nothing like I've smelt before! The consistency is so silky and soft, it feels lovely on the skin.

I have also been loving their Eu Roma Water which is a toner. The two main ingredients are rose water (to reduce redness and calm skin) and lavender water (to balance and soften skin). I apply this product after cleansing and every morning too. I love this product as it smells amazing and leaves me skin calm and soft, as it describes. I feel so refreshed after using this and my skin doesn't feel overly dry or striped! Using the Eu Roma Water is a very relaxing experience due to the smell and application, I either spritz my face and wipe with a cotton pad, or I will spritz the cotton pad directly.

I couldn't live without these two products, they really are staples in my skincare routing. I see so many posts and YouTube videos talking about high-end expensive skincare and these two just prove how over spending is not necessary. Using both of these products has contributed to taming my acne and looking after my sensitive skin. I am happy to have found such wonder products! It makes life that little bit easier!

Saturday, 24 October 2015

RIMMEL LONDON NUDE COLLECTION






I'm going through a bit of a lipstick addiction at the moment, then again, doesn't everyone go into lipstick overdrive in autumn? I decided to add to my nude lipsticks as I don't have that many.  For every day lipstick, I tend to use highstreet brands and Rimmel are the perfect brand. I refuse to pay over £10 for a lip product that is used daily and bound to run out faster. 

I decided on shade 45 because it's very similar to my natural lip colour. I didn't want a nude that would wash me out or that looked too obvious. I find that when I don't wear lipstick, my lips look flat and so a near to real lip shade is perfect for no-makeup makeup days. The wear of this product is brilliant, it lasts and doesn't look awful when it starts to wear. I love the packaging, the baby pink/peach with the classic Kate signature is so pretty! I love the shade as it's so pretty, very natural and perfect for every day use! It keeps my lips moisturised which is a huge plus, none likes dry lips! The only thing that I don't really like is the smell of the lipstick, I really can't put my finger on it but It's not my favourite! I am going to purchase another shade from this range, possibly a darker brown shade for days where I make more of an effort!

Let me know if you have tried this product and also if there are any other nude shades you could recommend!